
Rob Holmes
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KENNETH WILLIAMS — who left us 38yrs ago today — interviewed on location in Snowdonia during filming of ‘Carry On Up the Khyber’ (1968).


The Final Four Seconds. By May 1991, the rumors about Freddie Mercury’s health were appearing in tabloids every day, but the band maintained a strict wall of silence. In reality, Freddie was fading. He was in constant pain, suffering from Kaposi's sarcoma, and his foot was in such bad condition that he could barely walk. Yet, he insisted on filming one last music video for the song "These Are the Days of Our Lives." The shoot was a logistical nightmare designed entirely around Freddie’s frailty. He refused to let the world see him looking sick, so the directors shot the video in black and white to mask his pale complexion and the lesions on his skin. He had to spend hours in the makeup chair, and the shoot was done in short bursts because he only had the energy to perform for a few minutes at a time. The usually energetic showman, who once ran across stadiums, was now forced to stand mostly still, using subtle hand gestures to convey the emotion of the song. The lyrics, written by Roger Taylor about his own children, took on a heartbreaking new meaning coming from Freddie: "Those were the days of our lives / The bad things in life were so few." But the defining moment comes at the very end of the video. As the song fades out, Freddie looks down for a moment, then raises his head to look directly into the camera lens—and by extension, into the eyes of his fans. He offers a soft, genuine smile, whispers the words, "I still love you," and snaps his fingers. Then, he walks out of the frame. It was the last time he was ever captured on film. He knew he was saying goodbye, and he chose to do it with a message of love, not self-pity. #FreddieMercury #Queen


This looks like a band that opens for my panic attacks.






















